The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History Of Touch

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There is a New York Times article that mentions what is called “sensory perception”. This article mentioned an author by the name of Constance Classen who wrote a book entitled, “The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch”. This book was amazing in explaining how deeply one’s senses can play a role in the psychological perception of another human. What is even more interesting is that H.B. Barlow stated in an article based on sensation is that sensation is triggered by neurons, which are found in the braid. These neurons receive their information from the 5 senses, which is taught in biology. What does this have to do with psychology? If you can’t hear, see, feel, or even smell someone, how will you be able to create a perception? Not only